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1980 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

1980 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 364 points (22.8/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 10th.
 Differential of 58 points (3.6/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Tom Flores (11-5-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jim Plunkett 33 9 11 165 for 320, 2,299 yards, 18 td, 16 int, & 28 rushes for 141 yards and 2 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971

QB Dan Pastorini 31 9 5 66 for 130, 932 yards, 5 td, 8 int, & 4 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971

RB Kenny King* 23 1 13 172 rushes for 761 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 145 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979

FB Mark van Eeghen 28 6 16 222 rushes for 838 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 259 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974

WR Cliff Branch 32 8 15 44 catches for 858 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972

WR Bob Chandler 31 9 16 49 catches for 786 yards, 10 td

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971

TE Raymond Chester 32 10 10 28 catches for 366 yards, 4 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

TE Dave Casper* 29 6 6 22 catches for 270 yards, 1 td

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974

LT Art Shell* 34 12 16 3 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968

LG Gene Upshaw 35 13 16 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967

C Dave Dalby 30 8 14

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972

RG Mickey Marvin 25 3 16 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977

RT Henry Lawrence 29 6 16 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974

 Defensive Starters
LDE John Matuszak 30 7 16

Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973

NT Reggie Kinlaw 23 1 13

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979

RDE Dave Browning 24 2 16

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978

LOLB Ted Hendricks*+ 33 11 16 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969

LILB Matt Millen 22 Rook 16 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980

RILB Randy McClanahan 26 3 8 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RILB Bob Nelson 27 4 8 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975

ROLB Rod Martin 26 3 10 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977

ROLB Jeff Barnes 25 3 6 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977

LCB Lester Hayes*+ 25 3 16 13 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977

RCB Monte Jackson 27 5 10 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975

RCB Dwayne O'Steen 26 2 6 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
SS Mike Davis 24 2 16 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977

FS Burgess Owens 29 7 16 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973

 Special Teams Starters
K Chris Bahr 27 4 0 19 of 37 field goals & 41 of 44 extra points

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976

P Ray Guy* 31 7 0 71 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973

PR Ira Matthews 23 1 0 48 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979

KR Ira Matthews 23 1 0 29 kick returns for a 20.2 average and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
10 Chris Bahr 27 K 16 0 170 5-10 Penn State 2/3/1953 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976

56 Jeff Barnes 25 LB 16 6 223 6-2 California 3/1/1955 3

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977

81 Morris Bradshaw 28 WR 16 0 195 6-1 Ohio State 10/19/1952 6

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974

21 Cliff Branch 32 WR 16 15 170 5-11 Colorado 8/1/1948 8

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972

73 Dave Browning 24 DE 16 16 245 6-5 Washington 8/18/1956 2

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978

77 Joe Campbell 25 DE-NT 10 0 254 6-6 Maryland 5/8/1955 3

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977

87 Dave Casper* 29 TE 6 6 240 6-4 Notre Dame 9/26/1951 6

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974

52 Mario Celotto 24 LB 11 0 228 6-3 USC 8/23/1956 2

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1978

85 Bob Chandler 31 WR 16 16 180 6-0 USC 4/24/1949 9

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971

88 Raymond Chester 32 TE 16 10 232 6-3 Morgan State 6/28/1948 10

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

46 Todd Christensen 24 TE-FB 16 0 230 6-3 BYU 8/3/1956 1

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978

50 Dave Dalby 30 C 16 14 247 6-3 UCLA 10/19/1950 8

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972

79 Bruce E. Davis 24 T-G 16 0 287 6-6 UCLA 6/21/1956 1

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979

36 Mike Davis 24 DB 16 16 203 6-3 Colorado 4/15/1956 2

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977

8 Ray Guy* 31 P 16 0 195 6-3 Southern Miss 12/22/1949 7

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973

86 Cedrick Hardman 32 DE 16 0 255 6-3 North Texas 10/4/1948 10

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970

82 Dwight Harrison 32 DB-WR 3 0 187 6-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 10/12/1948 9

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971

37 Lester Hayes*+ 25 DB 16 16 200 6-0 Texas A&M 1/22/1955 3

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977

83 Ted Hendricks*+ 33 LB 16 16 220 6-7 Miami (FL) 11/1/1947 11

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969

20 I.M. Hipp 24 RB 1 0 201 5-11 Nebraska 2/15/1956 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 104th pick / 1980

42 Monte Jackson 27 DB 16 10 193 5-11 San Diego State 7/14/1953 5

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975

31 Derrick Jensen 24 RB-TE 16 1 221 6-1 Texas-Arlington 4/27/1956 1

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978

90 Willie Jones 23 DE 16 0 240 6-4 Florida State 11/22/1957 1

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1979

33 Kenny King* 23 RB 15 13 203 5-11 Oklahoma 3/7/1957 1

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979

62 Reggie Kinlaw 23 NT 14 13 245 6-2 Oklahoma 1/9/1957 1

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979

70 Henry Lawrence 29 T-G 16 16 272 6-4 Florida A&M 9/26/1951 6

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974

60 Alva Liles 24 NT-DT 2 0 255 6-3 Boise State 3/6/1956 Rook
53 Rod Martin 26 LB 16 10 218 6-2 USC 4/7/1954 3

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977

89 Rich Martini 25 WR 16 1 185 6-2 California-Davis 11/19/1955 1

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1977

65 Mickey Marvin 25 G 16 16 270 6-4 Tennessee 10/5/1955 3

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977

71 Lindsey Mason 25 T 16 0 265 6-5 Kansas 8/1/1955 2

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1978

43 Ira Matthews 23 RB-WR 16 0 175 5-8 Wisconsin 8/23/1957 1

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979

72 John Matuszak 30 DE-DT 16 16 272 6-8 Missouri,Tampa 10/25/1950 7

Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973

57 Randy McClanahan 26 LB 14 8 225 6-5 La-Lafayette 12/12/1954 3
23 Odis McKinney 23 DB 16 0 187 6-2 Colorado 5/19/1957 2

New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978

55 Matt Millen 22 LB 16 16 250 6-2 Penn State 3/12/1958 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980

26 Keith Moody 27 DB 5 0 171 5-11 Syracuse 6/13/1953 4

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976

51 Bob Nelson 27 LB 9 8 232 6-4 Nebraska 6/30/1953 4

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975

35 Dwayne O'Steen 26 DB 15 6 193 6-1 California,San Jose State 12/20/1954 2
44 Burgess Owens 29 DB 16 16 200 6-2 Miami (FL) 8/2/1951 7

New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973

7 Dan Pastorini 31 QB 5 5 208 6-2 Santa Clara 5/26/1949 9

Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971

74 Dave Pear 27 NT-DT 7 3 250 6-2 Washington 6/1/1953 5

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975

16 Jim Plunkett 33 QB 13 11 220 6-3 Stanford 12/5/1947 9

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971

84 Derrick Ramsey 24 TE 16 0 230 6-4 Kentucky 12/23/1956 2

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978

78 Art Shell* 34 T 16 16 265 6-5 Md-Eastern Shore 11/26/1946 12

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968

45 Mike Spivey 26 DB 9 0 197 6-0 Colorado 3/10/1954 3

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1977

66 Steve Sylvester 27 C-G-T 7 2 260 6-4 Notre Dame 3/4/1953 5

Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975

63 Gene Upshaw 35 G 16 16 255 6-5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 8/15/1945 13

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967

30 Mark van Eeghen 28 RB 16 16 223 6-2 Colgate 4/19/1952 6

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974

52 Greg Westbrooks 27 LB 1 0 215 6-2 Colorado,Mesa 2/24/1953 5

New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975

22 Arthur Whittington 25 RB 15 3 185 5-11 SMU 9/4/1955 2

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978

6 Marc Wilson 23 QB 2 0 205 6-6 BYU 2/15/1957 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980

Team Total 27.0 16 222.1 6-2.4 4.4